Data for 2025

Political Polarization, 2025

2025, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Polarization, 2025 covers 172 countries. Myanmar is highest, at 3.682; Oman is lowest, at -2.974. The middle country reads 0.360. Against 2024, 89 values changed (36 up, 53 down), 3 left.

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Political Polarization · Data for 2025

HighestMyanmar

3.682

LowestOman

-2.974

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

172countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
170distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Political Polarization, 2025, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Political Polarization, 2025: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3.682
2	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3.362
3	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3.355
4	BrazilBRASouth America	3.224
5	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3.183
6	NicaraguaNICCentral America	3.141
7	YemenYEMWestern Asia	2.810
8	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.553
9	PeruPERSouth America	2.519
10	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2.476
11	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.471
12	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2.454
13	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2.376
14	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.366
15	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2.320
16	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.300
17	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	2.228
18	VenezuelaVENSouth America	2.227
19	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.216
20	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.178
21	MexicoMEXCentral America	2.130
22	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2.085
23	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2.080
24	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.044
25	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1.969
26	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.916
27	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1.901
28	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1.892
29	UkraineUKREastern Europe	1.798
30	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	1.752
31	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.681
32	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1.642
33	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1.617
34	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	1.597
35	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1.588
36	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1.561
37	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1.533
38	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1.526
39	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	1.445
40	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1.438
41	FranceFRAWestern Europe	1.430
42	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	1.417
43	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1.367
44	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.363
45	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1.288
46	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.269
47	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.256
48	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	1.242
49	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.238
50	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1.223
51	EcuadorECUSouth America	1.221
52	EritreaERIEastern Africa	1.217
53	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	1.209
54	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.195
55	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1.052
56	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.032
57	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1.000
58	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.988
59	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.987
60	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.986
61	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.984
62	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	0.953
63	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.945
=64	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.897
=64	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	0.897
66	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.884
67	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	0.882
68	MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.873
69	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.865
70	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.863
71	HondurasHNDCentral America	0.839
72	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	0.816
73	ItalyITASouthern Europe	0.748
74	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.682
75	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.669
76	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	0.657
77	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.639
78	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.600
79	TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.528
80	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	0.512
81	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.506
82	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.476
83	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.428
84	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.422
85	GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.387
86	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.360
87	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.359
88	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.327
89	IraqIRQWestern Asia	0.197
90	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	0.191
91	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.120
92	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.104
93	IsraelISRWestern Asia	0.021
94	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	-0.034
95	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	-0.088
96	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	-0.091
97	SpainESPSouthern Europe	-0.092
98	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-0.095
99	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	-0.110
100	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	-0.126
101	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	-0.131
102	SenegalSENWestern Africa	-0.143
103	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	-0.195
104	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	-0.220
105	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	-0.250
106	Costa RicaCRICentral America	-0.266
107	BeninBENWestern Africa	-0.273
108	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	-0.281
109	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.301
110	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.347
111	CanadaCANNorthern America	-0.399
112	NigerNERWestern Africa	-0.442
113	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	-0.448
114	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	-0.466
115	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.518
116	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	-0.525
117	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	-0.532
118	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	-0.594
119	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.595
120	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	-0.596
121	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.616
122	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.626
123	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	-0.641
124	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	-0.668
125	SurinameSURSouth America	-0.730
126	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	-0.758
127	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	-0.869
128	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.879
129	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-0.884
130	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	-0.894
131	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	-0.903
132	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	-0.955
133	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	-0.980
134	JordanJORWestern Asia	-0.998
135	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-1.036
136	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	-1.056
137	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-1.067
138	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-1.119
139	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-1.123
140	PanamaPANCentral America	-1.130
141	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	-1.156
142	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	-1.158
143	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-1.170
144	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	-1.181
145	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	-1.204
146	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-1.271
147	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	-1.348
148	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-1.403
149	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	-1.421
150	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-1.425
151	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	-1.457
152	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	-1.473
153	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-1.474
154	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-1.479
155	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	-1.518
156	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-1.601
157	ChileCHLSouth America	-1.630
158	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	-1.645
=159	FijiFJIMelanesia	-1.695
=159	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	-1.695
161	JapanJPNEastern Asia	-1.738
162	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	-1.743
163	UruguayURYSouth America	-1.806
164	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	-1.849
165	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	-1.901
166	QatarQATWestern Asia	-1.937
167	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-1.993
168	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	-2.111
169	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-2.211
170	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-2.372
171	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	-2.490
172	OmanOMNWestern Asia	-2.974

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Myanmar3.682
2Türkiye3.362
3Poland3.355
4Brazil3.224
5Belarus3.183

Lowest

172Oman-2.974
171Ireland-2.490
170São Tomé and Príncipe-2.372
169Turkmenistan-2.211
168Norway-2.111

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 0.360. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −3countries joined / left
89values changed, of 172 in both
36 · 53rose · fell
83unchanged

Rose most

Rwanda-1.603 → 0.428+2.031
Morocco-0.810 → 0.882+1.692
Brazil1.695 → 3.224+1.529
Bulgaria0.492 → 1.288+0.796
Azerbaijan1.468 → 2.178+0.710

Fell most

Nepal0.941 → -0.448−1.389
Iraq1.542 → 0.197−1.345
Kyrgyzstan-0.388 → -1.601−1.213
Chile-0.555 → -1.630−1.075
Mongolia-0.142 → -1.067−0.925

− Barbados

− Algeria− Somaliland

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2025.
170 distinct values among 172
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.897. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2025). Political Polarization, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-polarization/2025

0636 held

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